Round and Round
Nice take (and thought bubble diagram!) on true value in the internet market and how bubbles inflate the cost of talent, as well as of companies. Via 37signals.
Balma Creative
May 17
Apr 04
Over-Hyped Or Not …
Paper by Fiftythree is good in so many ways. The attention to detail, Moleskinesque browser, dedication to gesture driven UI. Not to mention the bits and bites revenue model.
Feb 24
Finding Participants For User Studies
Getting good user feedback is always a lot of work. Google’s Michael Margolis has some handy worksheets for planning UX testing and getting the right users involved. Over at Design Staff.
Feb 01
Pricing is Tough: ALA
Wonderful and practical article on managing client relationships and pricing structures. Kudos to ALA for this one.
Dec 20
​Responsive or Just Plain Focused?
​Enjoyed my holiday read of Responsive Web Design (finally). Still argue that we’re conflating focused product development with good design for multiple resolutions.
Dec 11
Context is Everything. Again.
Mobile content mashes take a step forward with Flipboard for iPhone. Wired takes a look at the new paradigm: medium, location, time, social and identity.
Dec 08
Paying Attention to Design Details Pays
Nice entry at Design Staff on how obsessive attention to design can increase trust and usability—and thus boost the bottom line.
Nov 28
PLoS: Apple’s Icon Queen
Susan Kare’s notebooks, sketches and final icon versions on display and for sale in book form. From the Public Library of Science blogs.
Nov 11
Nature Informed Design
Nice TED Talk on nature informed and inspired problem solving. IDEO’s Jane Fulton Suri on nature as an influence in designing for communication and motivation in large, fragmented organizations.
Nov 04
Google Gets Fresh
Full use of the caffeine indexing system will impact 30 per cent of Google searches, the search giant announced today. Good coverage in the Times.
